Hey guys! It's Marauders Anonymouss! I got quite a handful of reviews for the last two chapters so…Thank you! I was thinking about making James's absence into a few more chapters, but that was when I was still writing the argument, but I could barely finish the chapter after so I decided to make him come back. I don't think James would ever leave Lily. Anyway, the story continues! What is this…chapter seven? Wow. I didn't think I would make it this far. So, enjoy!
Disclaimer: JK owns all except one thing…the plot. That is all mine!
James was walking downstairs to get a sandwich. That was all he wanted right now. Just a simple sandwich. Maybe with roast beef. And possibly lettuce. With some chips on the side, and a glass of pumpkin juice. Damn it. Now he was even hungrier. He had asked Lily to make him one, seeing as she was already going to the kitchen, but that had been ages ago. He walked downstairs to the kitchen, to find Lily was already sitting there, sandwich in hand.
"Hello James."
"Lily…what are you doing?" He eyed the sandwich carefully.
"Just sitting here. Oh hey, you know what crossed my mind?" She asked, putting the sandwich back on the plate.
"What?" James asked, inching slowly closer.
"You need to pick out a godfather."
At that, James tried to run. Tried. Once he made a movement, Lily was ready for him.
"Immobulus."
James couldn't move. He could still kind of move, but his legs were firmly planted to the spot. Damn. There was no escaping now.
"James…why are you putting this off?" She asked, standing up and walking over to him.
"Because…I don't know which one to choose. Have you picked a godmother yet?"
"Marlene Mckinnon." She answered matter-of-factly.
"Oh."
"Well, just make a pros and cons list if you can't decide. That's what helped me in choosing between Marlene, Mary, and Alice."
James took a deep breath, "Remus is really responsible, but his 'furry little problem' makes him kinda unsafe. And Sirius is really protective and loyal, and my best mate over all other best mates, but he is kind of reckless."
Lily counted all the Marauders mentally, "Wait…what about Peter?"
He sighed, "Peter's cool, but Remus and Sirius are the top two competitors."
"Yeah, I guess." Lily said, taking his wand from his back pocket, "Oh this? This in case you wanted to cast a counter charm."
"I hadn't even thought of that." He grumbled, crossing his arms.
Lily laughed and kissed him on the cheek, "Just in case. So…which one? Remus or Sirius?"
James screwed up his face in concentration. After about a minute, he gave up, "I don't know."
"Alright…close your eyes."
"Why?" He raised one eyebrow.
"Just do it." She commanded. He sighed and closed them, not seeing the point of any of this.
"Okay. Picture your son. Now picture us playing with him in the backyard." A smile slowly stretched across his face. "Now, picture us dying." The smile disappeared. "Now picture him older, asking someone what we were like. Who is explaining it to him?"
Barely after she finished talking, James immediately answered, "Sirius."
"Open your eyes." He opened them slowly, not understanding why she was smiling. She casted the counter charm and hugged him.
"I think you just found our baby's new godfather."
He grinned widely, picked her up, and hugged her.
"James, dear, you're squashing the baby!"
He let her go and ran his fingers through his hair, "Sorry. It's just…you're so bloody brilliant!"
"Thanks. Should we tell Sirius the great news?" She asks, taking his hand.
"Sure. Let's go." James placed a kiss in her hair, then they Apparated to Sirius's house.
They arrived on the doorstep. The door was locked.
"Good thing I have a spare key." James fished a key out of his pocket and inserted it in the door.
"No James, that is a huge invasion of privacy!" Lily scolded.
"He's done it to us! Several times actually…I wonder if I should've given him the key to our house." He said, looking at Lily.
"Fine. But I will take no part in this." She crossed her arms and turned away, trying to make a point.
"Alright. But I'm going in." And with that, he opened the door and peered inside. A few seconds after, he stuck his head out of the front door and shut it quietly, mouth agape and at a loss for words.
"What is it?" Lily demanded.
James shook his head vigorously.
"James Harold Potter, you tell me right now or I am going to have to see for myself!" James looked like he was having a very personal struggle. Finally, he sighed and stepped out of the way. Lily grinned and walked inside, but once in there she made no effort to be quiet.
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" She couldn't believe what she was seeing. There, in the living room of Sirius's house, were Sirius and her best friend Marlene, so closely wound together that they couldn't tell who's limb was who's.
Sirius surfaced for air and saw Lily standing there, petrified.
"Oh hey Lily," He grinned, and it only got wider when he saw James step through the doorway, "what are you guys doing here?"
Lily slowly walked towards the pair, eying each of them carefully, "I could ask the same for Marlene."
Marlene's face turned the brightest red that was possible, and looked down at the floor.
"Well, last week, McKinnon's landlord walked in when she was using magic to clean the dishes. She performed a small memory charm on him, but he's still pretty suspicious. So, she's been staying with me. And I'd say things have been going quite swimmingly." At this, he wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her in closer to him, making her blush even harder.
"Marlene," James said, leaning in to talk quietly to her, "If Sirius put you under the Imperius charm, nod your head."
Marlene laughed and kissed Sirius on the cheek, "No, he is not controlling me. I think he's rather…devil-may-care."
"Yeah, suck it Prongs. I'm devil-may-care." Sirius stuck his tongue out at James, "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Oh yeah! Um…" James awkwardly bent on one knee and took his hand in his, "Sirius Orion Black, would you do me and Lily the honor of becoming our baby's godfather?"
Sirius gasped and knelt across from him, "Oh James, I would love nothing more!"
James smiled and they shared a bone crushing hug.
"Guys, can you two be guys for a second?" Marlene said, laughing.
Sirius and James broke apart embarrassedly and moved away from each other.
"Sorry. But Godfather? That's wicked! Who's the godmother?" Sirius asked as he moved as he moved back on the couch, slowly leaning into Marlene.
"Actually, that would be Marlene." Lily said, grinning.
Marlene stood up off of the couch immediately, leaving Sirius to fall face-first on the couch as James laughed, "Really? I'm a godmother? This is the best day ever!" She ran and hugged Lily.
"Hey! It works out perfectly!" James stated obviously.
"Yeah…I guess it does." Marlene said, grinning from ear to ear.
"So, what about Remus and Peter?" Sirius asked.
James shrugged, "You're my best mate."
"Yeah, but Moony is more responsible than I am."
James looked at Sirius, "Three words. Furry. Little, problem."
He nodded and smiled, "So, it looks like I'm your godfather. Moony and Wormtail will be pissed though. I've been your best man and I'll be your tykes's godfather."
Lily laughed, "Sirius, are you trying to talk us out of choosing you?"
"No! Merlin, no! I was just curious." Sirius said, pushing his hair out of his eyes.
"Alright then. Um Sirius, can I talk to you for a second in the kitchen?" Lily asked.
Sirius looked at her strangely for a second, but stood up and walked with her.
Once they reached the kitchen, Lily turned to Sirius, "I just wanted to say thank you for talking some sense into James a while ago."
"Oh yeah sure." Sirius looked down, obviously uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" She asked, furrowing her eyebrows.
"Nothing…It's just…I don't know if I can be a good godfather."
Lily raised her eyebrows at him, "Why not?"
He sighed, pinched the bridge of his nose, laughed bitterly, and started pacing, "Because I'm not exactly a fatherly figure now, am I?"
She frowned, "Well, no. But you are loyal and trustworthy, and that's two great traits to have."
He stopped abruptly and turned to her, a satirical smile splayed across his handsome features, making him look rather scary, "Yeah, but that doesn't exactly outweigh all my bad ones now, does it?" He sighed loudly and continued pacing.
She racked her brain for something to comfort him, but she couldn't. She decided to call in some reinforcements.
"James?" Lily called out.
"What is it love?"
"Talk some sense into Sirius for me." As lily turned to leave, she got a quick glimpse of Sirius's face. He was freaking out. But that was James's problem now. As she sat next to Marlene, she wondered if James could get through to him. But that was stupid.
Of course he would.
Hey guys! So, I decided to break this chapter into two parts. It would've been too long. So sit back and wait for part 2! And you should check out my little story I made on Sirius and Marlene based on her having to hide out with Sirius. It's called A Place To Hide.
~Marauders Anonymouss